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Elaine E. Edwards

Elaine E. Edwards

Aug 23, 2021

Elaine E. Edwards, 90, of Grand Island, NE died Monday, August 23, 2021 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday, August 27, 2021 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Fr. Martin Egging officiating. Burial will follow in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The morning will begin with a Rosary at 9 AM...

Bessie "Bess" A. Clark

Bessie "Bess" A. Clark

Aug 17, 2021

Bessie “Bess” A. Clark, 94, of Grand Island died Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at her home in Grand Island. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 23, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Lisa Ewald will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM...

Charolette Louise Guerrero

Charolette Louise Guerrero

Aug 17, 2021

Charolette Louise Guerrero, 54, of Crete, Nebraska died on August 17, 2021 at Bryan Health West Campus in Lincoln. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, August 27, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Jeff McKearney officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to...

Coralee Lautenschlager

Coralee Lautenschlager

Aug 14, 2021

Coralee Lautenschlager, 100, of Doniphan died Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Edgewood Vista in Hastings. Funeral service will be 11 AM Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarview Cemetery at Doniphan. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Tuesday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are...

Robert Allen Giger

Robert Allen Giger

Aug 13, 2021

Robert Giger of Kenesaw, Nebraska passed away August 13, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Juniata United Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Uldrich officiating. The family requests that casual attire be worn; no suits or ties. Burial with Military Honors will be held at Kenesaw...

Stephen Douglas Pitman

Stephen Douglas Pitman

Aug 11, 2021

Stephen D. Pitman, 71, of Hastings, NE died Aug. 11, 2021, at home in Hastings, NE. Funeral Service will be 9:30 a.m. August 28 at Apfel Funeral Home. Daniel Deffenbaugh will officiate. There will be a reception with refreshments following. Family burial will be in Parkview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to The Scottish Rite, Hastings Rite Care Clinic of the...

Loretta J. Dawkins

Loretta J. Dawkins

Aug 10, 2021

Loretta June Dawkins, 72 of Grand Island passed away peacefully at her home. To honor her wishes cremation will take place. Memorial services will be held 3 PM Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home with Bev Hieb officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Apfel Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. She was born on...

Mary Lou "Loy" Snow

Mary Lou "Loy" Snow

Aug 4, 2021

Mary Lou “Loy” Snow, 80, of Ravenna died Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ravenna. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Pastor J.H. Schroeder. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Loy was...

Ruth L. Conner

Ruth L. Conner

Aug 2, 2021

Ruth L Conner, 98, of Glenvil, NE died Monday August 2, 2021 at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, NE. Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home in Hastings with Tom Murray officiating. Burial will follow in the Glenvil Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm on Wednesday, August 4th at the...

Carl Yurk

Carl Yurk

Aug 1, 2021

Carl Yurk, 93, of Hastings, Nebraska entered his Heavenly home on August 1, 2021, surrounded by his family. Burial with Military Honors will take place at 9:30 AM Friday, August 6, 2021, at Parkview Cemetery, all are welcome to attend. A Memorial Service will take place after the burial at 11:00 AM at Evangelical Free Church in Hastings. A visitation...

Richard  B. Wolfe

Richard B. Wolfe

Aug 1, 2021

Richard (Rick) B. Wolfe, 64, of Grand Island died Sunday, August 1, 2021, at CHI St. Francis with family by his side. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Friday, August 6th, 2021 at Apfel Funeral Home with Derek Apfel CFC officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday, August 5th,...

Dewayne D Dymek

Dewayne D Dymek

Jul 29, 2021

DeWayne D. Dymek, 66, of Alda, NE passed away July 29, 2021. Funeral services will be 11 AM Monday, August 9, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Tim Musgrave officiating. Burial will follow at the Alda Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pm to 7pm on Sunday at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. Memorials are suggested to...

June E Blackburn

June E Blackburn

Jul 29, 2021

June “Gigi” Blackburn, 98, of Grand Island died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. A memorial service will be 10:30 AM Friday, August 6, 2021, at Apfel Funeral Home. The Reverend Kevin Geurink will officiate. Burial will follow at the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Red Cross and the First Presbyterian Church....

Julie Ann Foreman

Julie Ann Foreman

Jul 28, 2021

Julie (Dugger) Foreman, 49, of Hastings, Nebraska died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. There will be no funeral services. A Celebration of Life will be announced and held at a later date. Memorials can be delivered to family members. Apfel Funeral Home of Hastings is serving the family. Julie was born May 7, 1972, in...

Shawn Lee Dubbs

Shawn Lee Dubbs

Jul 24, 2021

Shawn L. Dubbs, 50, of Gibbon died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his home. Memorial services will be on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Grace Fellowship Church in Kearney, NE with Pastor Mitch Ivey officiating. Burial will follow at the Gibbon Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM Tuesday, August 3rd also at the church. Memorials are...

Randall Lee Creech

Randall Lee Creech

Jul 21, 2021

Randall Lee Creech, 70, of Giltner, NE died on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Emerald Assisted Living. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Giltner with Reverend Buck officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Giltner Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family. Apfel Funeral Home is assisting the family. Randy was born on...

Carol Ann Mcgahan

Carol Ann Mcgahan

Jul 19, 2021

Carol Ann (Asher) McGahan, 87, of Grand Island died, Monday, July 19, 2021, at The Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Rev. Julie Western officiating. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery with a private family luncheon...

Lionel Contreras

Lionel Contreras

Jul 18, 2021

Lionel Contreras, 46, of Grand Island died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be 10 AM Friday, July 23, 2021 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island with Fr. Jorge Canela officiating. Burial will follow in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Thursday, July 22nd at Apfel Funeral Home...

Joan M. Head

Joan M. Head

Jul 13, 2021

Joan Marilyn Head, 92, of Grand Island, died on Tuesday, July 13,2021, at Lebensraum Assisted Living Center of natural causes associated with advanced dementia, with family at her side. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at 11:00 am at Messiah Lutheran Church, Grand Island. Pastor Peeler will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour before the...

Loreta L Baum

Loreta L Baum

Jul 11, 2021

Loreta (Povilaitis) Baum, 78, of Grand Island died July 11, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society-Perkins in Hastings, just shy of her 79th birthday July 17. Funeral Services will be July 30, 2021 at 11:00 at Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island with Reverend Nelson Rossi officiating. Interment will be at Grand Island City Cemetery in a private family gathering. Memorials...

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